LYON MARATHON AND GREAT SCOTTISH RUN

HARRIERS EXCELL IN LYON

On Sunday, months of excellent training came to a head for a couple of Kilmarnock Harriers in Lyon, as France’s 3rd largest City staged it’s annual Marathon.

Connell Drummond and Stewart McAllister were in action, and with personal bests set over all distances in 2015, the formers previous best Marathon time of 2.51 set 2 years ago in Warsaw was always under threat.

Clocking weekly mileage of up to just over 90 miles a week, Connell had set a realistic target of below 2.45 and was delighted to do this with plenty to spare. A time of 2.43.30 is one of the fastest marathons in recent years and rightly he is now looking forward to some deserved recovery time.

Not to be outdone, Stewart was running in his debut Marathon, and had raised hundreds of pounds for charity in the process.

Stewart had set a target of 3.45, and this was also under threat with some excellent recent races and training under his belt.

Smashing his goal in a time of 3.23.59 was an excellent first attempt over 26.2 miles and the 2 clubmates were delighted with their efforts.

As a footnote, Stewart will still accept any donations for his chosen charity the Ayrshire and Arran Health Board Endowment fund and he can be contacted at the Club, or via his Just Giving page.

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THOUSANDS LINE UP IN GLASGOW FOR MASSIVE EVENT

On the same day as Lyon, Glasgow came to a standstill as many roads were closed to traffic as the City staged the annual televised Great Scottish Run.

The day consists of a mass participation event 10K Road Race, and is soon followed by a Half Marathon with both events attracting around 10,000 competitors running a course which passes many of Glasgows famous landmarks.

First up was the 10k and included in the number of Kilmarnock runners was Stephanie Dale who was celebrating her birthday on the same day.

First Harrier was Alan Wallace, with Kirstin Toft the first female Killie runner home.

Kilmarnock 10K times on the day were –

487th Alan Wallace 44.25, 810th Alex McGhee 46.45, 813rd Terry Mullholland 46.46, 962nd Kirstin Toft 47.42, 973rd Kenneth Dudgeon 47.45, 1334th Michelle Goldie 49.28, 1934th Karen Quinn 52.06, 4290th Stephanie Dale 60.42, 4532nd Liz Mackie 61.33, 6262nd Suzy Leggat 69.33, 6371st Dawn-Marie Wylie 70.18.

After the 10k, it was the turn of the Half Marathoners who would take on 13.1 miles of the city.

Among the number was a number of Kilmarnock Harriers, and in this number were some debutants including Kirsteen Salisbury, Gary Allison and Alisdair Hood.

First male Harrier was Scott Martin in a top 100 position overall and 3rd in his age group, with Lesley Phillips being first female athlete from Killie.

Killie Half Marathon times on the day were –

62nd Scott Martin 1.16.39, 189th James Connelly 1.23.59, 324th Tony Rodden 1.27.45, 695th John Tougher 1.33.12, 965th Les McDerment 1.36.08, 1437th Gary Allison 1.40.07, 1528th David Lowdon 1.40.51, 1577th Stewart McRoberts 1.41.15, 2340th Cornelius Lotter 1.46.03, 2446th Douglas Thorburn 1.46.40, 2545th Lesley Phillips 1.47.19, 2841st Kirsteen Salisbury 1.48.56, 2919th Brian Darroch 1.49.22, 4187th Kirstin Dale 1.55.40, 4783rd Mark Lyden 1.58.42, 4860th Geoff Robertson 1.59.12, David McGill 2.00.57, 5959th Alisdair Hood 2.06.20, 6124th Lesley Cotton 2.07.26, 6504th Dawn McManus 2.10.03, 6690th Chloe Adams 2.11.19, 6990th Jacqui Sandler 2.13.47

As a footnote, a number of our Junior athletes took part in the previous days Junior runs, and all had fantastic days and admiable runs as well.

(SCOTT MARTIN 5/10/15)